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Etymology[]

A replacement for the earlier anormal, from French anormal, Late Latin anormalus for Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος (anōmalos), uneven, unequal).

Pronunciation[]

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  • IPA: /æbˈnɔɹməl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(r)məl

Adjective[]

Abnormal (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive
Abnormal

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  1. Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
    • 1899, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Duet, ch. 6:
      And then after an abnormal meal, which was either a very late breakfast or a very early lunch, they drove on to Victoria Station.
  2. Of or pertaining to behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health.
    • 1904, Jack London, The Sea Wolf, ch. 23:
      Furuseth was right; I was abnormal, an "emotionless monster," a strange bookish creature, capable of pleasuring in sensations only of the mind.

Synonyms[]

  • (not conforming to rule or system; deviating from type): aberrant, anomalous, exceptional, extraordinary, irregular, odd, strange, unusual.

Translations[]

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Noun[]

Singular
Abnormal

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  1. A person or object that is not normal.

German[]

Adjective[]

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  1. abnormal

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